minneapolis, this is definitely going to go down the road books for the twin citys this summer. highs tomorrow, washington gets to 101 and you can see where the heat is. but then, this is a short lived affair. nothing like what we've been dealing with. cold front will move through, dry things out and cool things down for thursday and friday. a whole different picture than the heat of what we're seeing at the beginning of the week. in terms of the flood threat to the west, heavy rain is expected. strong storms, wind gusts, even lightning expected for the west today as another storm moves in. we've got weather across the country, no question about that. but the heat, guys, the biggest story in the northeast through much of the plains. >> at least it's not going to stick around very well. thank you, alexandra. we appreciate it. >>> bruise springsteen might be "the boss" but he had no control or what happened at a concert over the weekend. what happened that left some fans hanging? >>> if you're leaving the house right now, you don't have to fret. go to cnn.com/tv. take us with you.